英语词汇“to boil the pot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to boil the pot: to supply one's livelihood. So to keep the pot boiling: also = to keep anything going. Cf. pot n.¹

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the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] > keep anything going

to keep the ball up1693

to keep the ball rolling1770

to keep the pot boiling1808

the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply [verb (intransitive)] > provide immediate necessities of life

to boil the pot1808

potboil1867

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > provide one's livelihood

to keep the pot boiling1661

to boil the pot1808

1808 J. Wolcot One more Peep at Royal Acad. 5 I think this piece will help to boil thy pot.

1837 F. Marryat Snarleyyow (ed. 2) I. ix. 111 Huzza, my lads! we'll keep the pot boiling.

P6. to boil the pot (also to make the pot boil): to provide one's livelihood (cf. potboiler n. 1, potwaller n.). Similarly to keep the pot boiling; (also figurative) to keep something going briskly. Also (figurative) to start the pot boiling: to start something going briskly.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > provide one's livelihood

to keep the pot boiling1661

to boil the pot1808

1661 P. Heylyn Ecclesia Restaurata i. 100 So poor, that it is hardly able to keep the Pot boiling for a Parsons Dinner.

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. 100 As learning, though I have the proper respect for it, won't serve to make the pot boil, you must needs be glad of more substantial fuel.

1811 W. Combe Schoolmaster's Tour in Poet. Mag. Mar. 185 No fav'ring patrons have I got, But just enough to boil the pot.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Keep-the-pot-boiling, a common expression among young people, when they are anxious to carry on their gambols with spirit.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxix. 313 ‘Keep the pot a bilin, Sir,’ said Sam.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 266 A feeling that glory is excellent, but will not make the national pot boil.

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 7 Oct. 15/1 His lieutenants keep the rebellion pot boiling in..Ireland.

1905 J. K. Jerome in Daily Chron. 14 July 4/4 Every barrister who accepts a brief is pot-boiling. Every clergyman who preaches a sermon is pot-boiling. The pot has got to be boiled.

1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 273/1 I have yet to meet one who is averse to the little woman doing her share to keep the pot boiling.

1985 ‘J. Higgins’ Confessional (1986) ii. 49 A ceasefire..Broken because someone started firing on the Lenadon estate..and that's all it took to start the pot boiling again.

单词	to boil the pot
释义	> as lemmas to boil the pot a. to boil the pot: to supply one's livelihood. So to keep the pot boiling: also = to keep anything going. Cf. pot n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] > keep anything going to keep the ball up1693 to keep the ball rolling1770 to keep the pot boiling1808 the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply [verb (intransitive)] > provide immediate necessities of life to boil the pot1808 potboil1867 society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > provide one's livelihood to keep the pot boiling1661 to boil the pot1808 1808 J. Wolcot One more Peep at Royal Acad. 5 I think this piece will help to boil thy pot. 1837 F. Marryat Snarleyyow (ed. 2) I. ix. 111 Huzza, my lads! we'll keep the pot boiling. extracted from boilv. to boil the pot P6. to boil the pot (also to make the pot boil): to provide one's livelihood (cf. potboiler n. 1, potwaller n.). Similarly to keep the pot boiling; (also figurative) to keep something going briskly. Also (figurative) to start the pot boiling: to start something going briskly. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > provide one's livelihood to keep the pot boiling1661 to boil the pot1808 1661 P. Heylyn Ecclesia Restaurata i. 100 So poor, that it is hardly able to keep the Pot boiling for a Parsons Dinner. 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. 100 As learning, though I have the proper respect for it, won't serve to make the pot boil, you must needs be glad of more substantial fuel. 1811 W. Combe Schoolmaster's Tour in Poet. Mag. Mar. 185 No fav'ring patrons have I got, But just enough to boil the pot. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Keep-the-pot-boiling, a common expression among young people, when they are anxious to carry on their gambols with spirit. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxix. 313 ‘Keep the pot a bilin, Sir,’ said Sam. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 266 A feeling that glory is excellent, but will not make the national pot boil. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 7 Oct. 15/1 His lieutenants keep the rebellion pot boiling in..Ireland. 1905 J. K. Jerome in Daily Chron. 14 July 4/4 Every barrister who accepts a brief is pot-boiling. Every clergyman who preaches a sermon is pot-boiling. The pot has got to be boiled. 1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 273/1 I have yet to meet one who is averse to the little woman doing her share to keep the pot boiling. 1985 ‘J. Higgins’ Confessional (1986) ii. 49 A ceasefire..Broken because someone started firing on the Lenadon estate..and that's all it took to start the pot boiling again. extracted from potn.¹ < as lemmas
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